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WASHER GUTTER.

No. 465,840. `Pajzated Deo. 29, 1891.

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ABEDNEGO DEVES, OF BROOKLYN, NENV YORK, AND ROBERT P. FRIST, OFVILMINGTON, DELAVARE, ASSIGNORS TO THE DELAVARE HARD FIBRE COMPANY, OFVILMINGTON, DELAVARE.

WASHER-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 465,840, dated December29, 1891.

Application filed June 25, 1891. Serial Nc. 397,501. (No model.)

To all whoml it may concern: moval and replacement of the clearer and Beit known that we, ABEDNEGO DEWES, a clearer-rods. These heads also workin opensubject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing ings in thebottom of the punch communicatin Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State ofing with the transverse slot above mentioned,

5 New York, and ROBERT PORTER FRIsT, a citiand are provided with squareshoulders which 5 5 zen of the United States, residing in Wilabutagainst the cutter-plate to limit the outniington, county of Newcastle,State of Delaward movement of the clearer, but when ware, have jointlyinvented certain new and pressed inward by the cutting `of a washeruseful Improvements in lVasher-Cutters, of project into this slot so asto be acted upon 1o which the following is a specification. by astationary clearer-bar F, passing there- 6c Our invention moreespecially relates to through and suspended by links F from awasher-cutters of the classadapted to form iXed portion G of the frame.ring-washers. Its objects are to obtain acom- The operation will readilybe understood pact, simple, effective, rapidly-working, and from theforegoing description.

15 quickly-clearing cutter, which ends we attain Fig. 2 shows the normalrelation of the 65 by certain novel organizations of instrumenparts atthe beginning of each stroke. This talities hereinafter specified.figure shows the cutters and punches raised The accompanying drawingsshow so much so that the heads or stops e rest against the only of ourimproved apparatus as is necesclearer-bar F. The follower or plungerthen 2o sary to illustrate the subjectmatter claimed., descends and theparts assume the relation 7e Unless otherwise indicated, its parts areof shown in Figs. 1 and 3, both cutters having usual approvedconstruction. passed through the material from which the Figure lrepresents an elevation, partly in washer is to be cut, thus forming theringsection, on the line 1 1 of Fig. 3,1ooking to washer H and itscentral plug h. The fol- 2 5 the right, with the cutters depressed toform lower then rises again, the stopsevabut against 75 a washer; Fig.2, a similar view with the cut* the clearerbar F, and the ring-washer Hters retracted and the washer discharged. is ejected. Each central plugor scrap h is Fig. 3 is an elevation, partly in section, on inturnpushedinwardbyits successorthrough the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, looking tothe right; the center cutter D and discharged through 43o Fig. 4, ahorizontal cross-section on the line the slot a and discharge-opening a.3o 4 4, looking downward; and Fig. 5 a face Underour improvedorganization, itwill be view of the cutters. observed, the cutters andclearers are the only A reciprocating plunger A is shown as pron movableparts. Both are positively actuated, vided at bottom with a transverseslot c, with thus dispensing with springs, and the relation 3 5 which aiiaring discharge-opening a commuof the cutterand clearer is likewisepositively 85 nicates. A cutter-plate B, secured to the bot- `controlledby the stops. tom of the plunger by screw-bolts b, is re- The cuttersand clearers both reciprocate cessed and screw-threaded to receiveacircular relatively to the frame, and the clearer has a cutter C,screwed therein. A central cutter or differential movement relative tothe cutters. 4o punch D likewise screws into a central open- Thecutter-plate being removable permits of 9o ing through this plate.Clearing-rods E E the ready substitution of cutters of varying aresecured at bottom to an annular clearer sizes. E2, moving endwise inthespace between the Having thus described the construction, orcutters CD. This center punch, by the way, ganization, and operation of ourimproved 45 tapers slightly inward at its lower end, so as ring-washercutter, what we claim therein as 95 to prevent friction on the clearerwhen disnew and as of our own joint invention is charging the washer. l.The combination, substantially as here= The clearing-rods E E extend upthrough inbefore 'set forth, of a reciprocating plunger guide-holes inthe plate D and carry heads e provided with atransverseslot,concentriccuta 50 screwed thereon to admit of the ready reters carried by theplunger below the transloo verse slot, an annular clearer between thecutters, the clearer-rods projecting through openings in the cutter intothe transverse slot of the plunger, and a fixed bar in said slot whichengages with the clearer-rods, the organization being such that thering-washeris cut on the forward movement of the cutters and dischargedon the backward movement.

2. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of areciprocating plunger provided with atransverse slot, concentric cutterscarried by the plunger below the transverse slot, an annular clearerbetween the cutters, rods connected to the annular clearer projectinginto the transverse slot and provided with removable heads, and a fixedbar in the transverse slot adapted to engage with the heads ot' the rodson the backward movement of the plunger.

3. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of areciprocating plunger provided with a transverse slot and having adischarge-opening connected therewith, a tubular central cutterconnected with plunger and communicating with the transverse slot anddischarge-opening therein, a concentric cutter also carried by theplunger, an annular clearer interposed between the cutters, rods securedto the annular clearer the and projecting through vertical openings. inthe cutter and extending into the transverse slot of the plunger, and abar suspended from a stationary part of the press and extending throughthe slot, the organization being such that the ring-washer is cut on theforward movement of the plunger and discharged on its backward movement,while the central scrap is forced inward by the succeeding one and isdischarged through the slot and discharge-opening in the plunger.

4. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, ot' areciprocating plunger provided with a transverse slot, a cutterplateremovably secured to the face of the plunger, concentric cutters securedto said plate, an annular clearer interposed between the cutters,clearer-rods traversing guideopenings in the cutter, the cuttereplateand the plunger, and a fixed stop or bar against which the rods abut.

In testimony whereof wev have hereunto subscribed our names.

ABEDNEGO DEWES. ROBERT P. FRIST. Witnesses:

FRANK S. OBER, EDWARD C. DAVIDSON.

